Public Notices Regarding the Issuance of Air Quality Permits

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection provides public
notice before issuing certain air quality permits such as Significant Title V Modifications.
These notices are also mailed to persons on the Department’s mailing list. Contact
Peter Lloyd to sign up for this
list. The public notices allow at least 30 days for public comment on the draft
permits. If significant comments are received or the Director determines that the
public interest will be served, a public hearing will be held on the draft permit.

Other public notices, such as Board Meetings and code modifications, not directly
related to particular permit issuances, are also posted on this website during the
comment period associated with the notices.

Permit-related public notices issued by the Department are available on this webpage
for viewing or downloading.

The status of proposed Title V permits is available during the public comment period
on the U.S. EPA's website for North Carolina Proposed Title V Permits.

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection is providing
public notice of its 2016 Annual Monitoring Network Plan as required in 40 CFR Part
58.10, entitled "Annual Monitoring Network Plan and Periodic Network Assessment"
Please send any comments to Jason Bodenhamer by email
or by mail to Jason Bodenhamer, Forsyth County Government
Center, 201 N Chestnut St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4120 no later than June 30th,
2016.

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection is providing
public notice of an opportunity for the public review and comment on a draft Title
V air quality permit for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - Whitaker Park Facilities,
Winston-Salem, NC. This facility has applied for a significant modification of its
Title Air Quality operation permit to allow the use of ethanol in its R&D facilities.
This modification will not cause a significant increase of regulated air pollutant
emissions. The draft permit meets the Title V requirements as specified in Forsyth
County Air Quality Control Ordinance and Technical Code 3Q .0500.

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection is providing
public notice of an opportunity for the public review and comment on a draft air
quality permit for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for approval to construct and
operate tobacco manufacturing equipment at its Tobacoville Facility in Tobaccoville,
North Carolina. The application was submitted pursuant to Sec. 3D-0530 of the Forsyth
County Air Quality Technical Code entitled Prevention of Significant Deterioration.
Comments must be received by August 28, 2015.

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection Board will
hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 10:00 am at the County Government
Center, first floor boardroom, 201 N. Chestnut St., Winston-Salem, NC. The hearing
will include the following proposed modifications, to Chapter 3 of the Forsyth County
Air Quality Control Code and Air Quality Ordinance and Technical Code.

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection is providing
public notice of an opportunity for the public review and comment on a draft Title
V air quality permit for Oracle Flexible Packaging, Inc. - Liberty Complex, 220
East Polo Road, Winston-Salem, NC. This facility has applied for a significant modification
of its Title Air Quality operation permit with the addition of the Extruder Coating
Machine (EX-5). This modification will not cause a significant increase of regulated
air pollutant emissions. The draft permit meets the Title V requirements as specified
in Forsyth County Air Quality Control Ordinance and Technical Code 3Q .0500.

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection is pleased
to present its Five Year Air Quality Monitoring Assessment for review and comment.
The U.S. EPA requires accredited State and Local monitoring agencies to conduct
an assessment of their air quality monitoring network every five years. This assessment
reviews changes in Forsyth County (population, demographics, traffic, meteorology,
etc.) and the adequacy of the County's monitoring network for establishing the area's
compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). In addition,
the monitoring network is established to assure timely air quality information that
may impact Forsyth County residents.

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection is providing
public notice of an opportunity for the public review and comment on a draft air
quality permit for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for approval to construct and
operate tobacco manufacturing equipment at its Tobacoville Facility in Tobaccoville,
North Carolina. The application was submitted pursuant to Sec. 3D-0530 of the Forsyth
County Air Quality Technical Code entitled Prevention of Significant Deterioration.
Comments must be received by May 6, 2015.